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[Nothing to see here. Move along.] That 20 MPG may be a big improvement for that vehicle, but it’s still poor gas mileage. The people willing to pay extra for a hybrid (I’m assuming the hybrid will cost more) are not typically the people who would buy such a fuel inefficient vehicle in the first place.
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[Quick Info Delights] Myths about Hybrid Cars: According to the above numbers, it would take 10 years of driving (200,000 km) to recoup the initial price difference between a Camry Hybrid and Camry LE, but only two years (40,000km) to recoup the price difference between a Toyota Prius and a Camry LE (excluding increased interest charges). If gas prices continue to rise, the payback time decreases.
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[Portfolio.com: All Articles Feed] Andy Grove's Plug-In Manifesto: But it's taken 10 years for conventional hybrids like the iconic Toyota Prius to eke out almost 3 percent of the domestic market, and nothing suggests cars with cords will take hold any faster.
[Green Car Congress] Study: Minnesota Can Achieve Transportation GHG Reduction Goals ...: The analysis looked at two regulatory approaches to reduce fuel consumption per mile: the California CO2 standards and the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. In 2025, assuming no further efficiency improvements past 2020 (the final year for each standard), CAFE standards could contribute about 66% and California standards about 80% of the transportation reduction goal.
[Essentials 2 Think About] Electric Hybrid Vehicles: Some hybrid-electric buses have gas turbine generators. More efforts are exerted to convert other means of transportation like trains.
[Hybridcarway.com] hybrid car pro and cons: In fact, more and more people are now considering selling their conventional car and purchase a hybrid car. So, why is it that more and more people prefer getting a hybrid car instead of a conventional car even if hybrid car retail prices are far more expensive?
[Autoworld Blog] Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicles in the US: Youll need to mate a five-speed manual transmission to the Fits 1.5-liter engine for the best mileage, but this is something youll want to do, anyway, if you view cloverleaves as opportunities rather than nuisances. In Sport form, the Fit serves up similar fun and more passenger and cargo room than either the MINI Cooper or Clubman, for almost $4000 less.
[NZ TAXI BLOG] Toyota leads list of cars friendly to environment.: The other 22 are not hybrids, and therefore mostly cheaper than the above list: Chevrolet aveo, Chevrolet Aveo5, Chevrolet Cobalt, Ford focus, Honda Civic, Honda Fit, Hyundai accent, Hyundai Elantra, Kia Rio, Kia Spectra, Mini Cooper, MINI Cooper S, Nissan sentra, Nissan Versa, Pontiac G5, Pontiac Vibe, Saturn Astra, Smart Fortwo Convertible, Smart Fortwo Coupe, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Matrix and Toyota Yaris.
[The Auto Monster Cars Blog] Toyota Prius is EPAs most fuel efficient vehicle in 2008: The hybrid vehicle boasts about 10 mpg better than a standard gas Camry, a vehicle that is already known for being one of the best-selling cars in America. It certainly is the most popular Toyota at Ballentine, Rohrbach said.
[Christy 's Blog] 10 tips for better gas mileage: Unless you drive a hybrid car or ride your bike to work, there's no way to escape the high gas prices. But there are ways you can get better gas mileage out of your vehicles - which will save you money in the long run, according to Edmunds.com, an online resource for automotive information.
[Boisecitynews2's Weblog] A Troopers Perspective: When I started taking those measures I noticed my average mpg seemed to improve by about three. Off-duty I cut-out pleasure driving and less than urgent trips, increased my tire pressure to the maximum and try to maintain a cruising speed of no more than 60 mph.
[Enochsvision's Blog] Why Is My Gas Mileage So Good?: A Toyota Prius is manufactured at a high cost to the environment because its batteries (not to mention plastics and other materials) are highly toxic. The pollution lands in China, the manufacturer of the batteries and the source of its raw materials, where the rest of us don’t have to think about it.
[Fly the Road: Last 35 Posts] FlaviusRenatus on "A couple of questions?": With the current up tick in the price of Fuel, and my current vehicle being a 2007 Mazda Speed3 (not bad fuel economy 30 mpg if I stay out of the turbo) but it requires Super Unleaded and around here (MidWest) that is going for .
[Ramp Motors Blog] Spotlight on Ramp - Saving Money & The Environment: It can actually be as simple as driving a more fuel-efficient vehicle. Thats why at RAMP Chevrolet car-buyers can find eight models with an EPA estimated 30 MPG highway or better.
[The Auto Monster Cars Blog] Fuel efficiency and imports - Car buyers: Comparisons of American-made and import vehicles show there is not that much difference in fuel efficiency, depending on the make and model. These numbers are based on miles per gallon for automatic transmissions and were found on the Web sites of each manufacturer.
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